Water bowl



Nov. l2, 1929.

H. J; FERRis WATER BOWL Filed June 18. 1927 M .Illlll @war Jjrrra',

Patented Nov. 12, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT' COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, QORPORATION'OF ILLINOIS y WATER BOWL Application filed .Tune 18,

This invention relates to water bowls and particularly to those of the animal-operated type which are adapted to be used in connection with animal stalls. An object of this invention is to provide a water bowl which may be used as a lined or an unlined bowl and, when used as a lined bowl, will not readily permit feed, water, andthe like, to get between the bowl and lining.

Another object is the provision of a water bowl which can be used alone or with a lining of a light weight material which can readily be removed and nested for cleaning.

'These and other objects, as will hereinafter appear, are accomplished by this invention which is fully described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bowl embodying the invention shown partly in section; I

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; and

Fig. 3 is a partial section showing a modied form of the invention.

The embodiment illustrated comprises a bowl 10 preferably of substantially liemispherical form having lugs 11 which are secured to a supporting casting 12'by means of bolts 13. The member 12 is hollow and is preferably tapped top and bottom to receive threaded pipes 14 and 15.

Water is brought to the bowl through one of these pipes and is admitted when needed by means of a valve within the member 12,

' the valve having a stem 16 which extends toward the bowl and upon this stem' rests a lever 17 which extends into the bowl and which is pivotally mounted at its upper end upon a pin 18 while the lower end of the lever extends into the bowl.

Within the bowl -10 is fitted a lining 19 which is preferably formed of aluminum Vor other sheet metal. The bowl 10 is provided at its rim with an outwardly extending ledge 20 and a bead 21 at or near the inner edge.

VThe lining 19 has an outwardly extending flange 22 which preferably rest-s upon the top of the annular bead 21 and which has an inwardly turned edge or bead 28 which rests upon the flat ledge 2O of the bowl. The

Vit almost impossible of removal.

With this arrangement, however, any feedV 1927. 'Seral'Nm 199,776.

bottom of the lining 19 substantially rests i upon the bottom of the bowl 10.

The combination of the beadsv21and 23 substantially prevents bran, feed, and the like, and water from beingbrushed fromv the nose' of the animal using the bowl ,and

passing down between the lining andthe bowl.

`Heretofore variouscornbinations of bowl and lining have been tried but in these the lier nose over the edge of the bowl, feed and difficulty has been that as the animal rubbed l water would be brushed therefrom and would i find their way down between the two. The

water caused this feed to swell,.raising the` bowl, and in some instances causingthe lining to be so firmly 'wedged in place as toma-ke or water must find its way under` the bead 28 and up over the bead 21. Thisis notlikely to occur particularly as the animal is pressing down on the flange22 at this time.

In order kto make it more diflicult animal to raise thelining, the ledge 20 eX- for the i tends out from beneath the bead 23 so that the animal, in scraping its head up along the side ofthe bowl, will have no tendency to raise the lining. y

Moreover, the lining is passedunder the 180 water nozzle 12fl` which overhangsfthe bowl so that'this. nozzle, togetherrwith the overhanging lever 17 assists in keeping the lining in its proper place within the bowl.

Fig. 3 shows amodification of thefinvention in which the bowl 10a has a top ridge 21a over which lits a similarly shaped ridge portion 22a of the lining 19a,the outwardly and downwardly sloping edge of which rests upon the similarly sloping top Aof the bowl which ends in a ledge 2OaM which preferably extends somewhat beyondjthe edge of the rim 23a to prevent the latter being lifted by cattle using the'bowl.

Without the lining `19, the bowl is an or.-`

` dinary solid bowl. Thus, the dealer is able to supply his customers with bowls which can be used as solid` water bowls, and without any change other than the addition of a lining, he can transform the bowl intoa highly sanitary one with a lining which can be easily removed,

Y them at a time. Y

nested with others and carried from the barn to the house to be scalded. lThe light weight makes these highly desirable because of the fact that a woman or boy, upon whom much of this work falls, can handle a number of While I have shown and embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it iscapab'le 4of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made which do not depart from the spirit or scope of the in-l vention as defined by the appended claims.

l. In combination, a water bowl having a ledge with a bead near the inner edge, means for supplying water torsaid bowl, and a lining 'for said bowl having a flange passing over vsaid bead, said ledge, extending outside said flangel for prevent-ing anV animal using said waterbowl from raising said lining;

2. In combination, a water bowl havingfa radial ledge with a bead near the inner edge,

meansffor supplying water to said bowl, a lining for said bowl having a flange passing over said bead and extending downwardly below the top of said bead into Contact with the ledge outside said bead, said ledge extending outwardly to such 'adistance relative to said flange as to prevent an animal using said water bowl from raising said lining.

l 3. In combination, a water bowl having a vledge with aV bead nearvthe inner edge, a hollow support for saidy bowl, part of said support overhanging said bowl, a rwater valve in said support, a lining for'said bowl having a Harige passing over said bead and extending beneath said support, said ledge extending outwardly to such'a distance relative to said flange as to prevent an animal usingV said water bowl from raising said lining.

4. In combination, a` water bowl having a ledge with abead near its inneredge, vmeans for supplying water to said bowl, and a lining 'forsaid bowl having a flange passing Vover said bead and terminating at its periphery in a depending bead extending outwardly beyond the bead on said ledge,'said ledge ex'- teiiding'outwardly to such a distance relative to said flange as to prevent an animal using said water bowl from raising said lining. y i 5. In combination, a water bowl having a ledge with a bead near the inner edge, means for supplying water to said bowl, and a lining for said bowlhaving a flange passing over said bead, said ledge extending outwardly to such a distance relative to saaid'flange as'V to prevent an `animal using said water bowl from raising said lining.

6. In combination, awater bowl having a radialvledge with bead near the inner edge, means for supplying water to `said bowl,a

over Vsaid beadl and lexten ing downwardly` described a `few below the top of said bead into Contact with Y lio 

